About Us

Online Scout Manager, Online Guide Manager and Online Brigade Manager have been developed by Online Youth Manager Ltd., a company devoted to making Scout, Guide and Boys' Brigade leaders' lives easier.

Where it started

Ed Jellard created Online Scout Manager in 2011 after being frustrated with all the administration work needed to be an effective Scout leader. From day one, Online Scout Manager formed a community of leaders and, with their feedback, the system has evolved to become exactly what leaders need. Its success led to it being adopted by Guiding and Boys Brigade too.

"I started Scouting in 2009, but when I took over the troop in 2011, I quickly realised that I was spending more time being a "Troop Administrator" than a "Scout Leader". After spending a term battling with spreadsheets, I decided there had to be a more efficient way that'd let me do what I enjoy - delivering scouting - so Online Scout Manager was born! OSM was instantly successful and its local success has led it to be the system of choice for Scouting, Guiding and Boys Brigade around the world."